Robert A Bittner

Vice Chair @FfmPsychiatrie & Associated Researcher @ESI_Frankfurt. Interested in #schizophrenia, #workingmemory, #resilience and #clozapine.

[FIPPS @FippsFrankfurt]

FIPPS ist eine Aufklärung über #Schizophrenie-Mythen wichtig, um Stigmatisierung zu bekämpfen und Verständnis zu fördern. 🩶 Aus diesem Grund starten wir ab heute unsere neue Reihe #MythenMontag, in der wir jeden Montag ein weiteres Vorurteil widerlegen. #MentalHealthAwareness

[FIPPS @FippsFrankfurt]

Am #Weltschizophrenietag stehen wir zusammen, um die Bedeutung von #Empathie und #Unterstützung für Menschen mit #Schizophrenie hervorzuheben. 🤍 Lasst uns Vorurteile überwinden und eine Welt schaffen, in der jeder die Hilfe und Akzeptanz erhält, die er benötigt!

[FIPPS @FippsFrankfurt]

FIPPS – die Internetplattform, die das Verständnis für #Psychosen fördert und Barrieren für Betroffene abbaut.🌟Mit leicht zugänglichen Informationen zu Symptomen, Therapien und Hilfsangeboten im Großraum #Frankfurt unterstützt FIPPS Erkrankte und Angehörige. Link in der Bio!

[Universitätsmedizin Frankfurt @UK_Frankfurt]

Immer häufiger werden psychische #Erkrankungen diagnostiziert. Auch hier gilt: Je früher sie erkannt werden, desto besser ist die Behandlungsprognose. Deshalb baut das #UKF ein Früherkennungs- und Therapiezentrum auf. Mehr Infos ⤵️ https://t.co/RB1u0eL0A9

[Pharmacopsychiatry @Pharmacopsy]

The EARLY trial (n=220) suggests that utilization of clozapine after 1st episode, but before treatment-resistance, positions the drug for improved efficacy in patients with schizophrenia.
@EvaMeisenzahl @Falkai2 @StefanLeucht @Robert__Bittner @wolfstrube
https://t.co/yBnl2mkTJF

[Robert A Bittner @Robert__Bittner]

Congratulations to @MishalQubad for winning an Early Career Researcher Award at #SIRS2023 and for having the perfect mentor in Dan Siskind (@dsiskind). Most likely, lively discussions about #clozapine ensued.

[Robert A Bittner @Robert__Bittner]

Congratulations to @MishalQubad for her excellent thesis defence (based on her great CBA paper in @SciReports https://t.co/kZvVHjb8aF) and her very well-deserved MD! Well done, Mishal! 🎓👏👏👏

[Robert A Bittner @Robert__Bittner]

Clozapine is the gold standard for treating schizophrenia yet remains shockingly underused.
In our review now out in @TAPsychopharm @MishalQubad and I summarize why and how it should be used regularly. https://t.co/Xib1UXozvB
#clozapine

[Robert A Bittner @Robert__Bittner]

Our new paper showing the benefits of cortex-based alignment for visual field localizer data is out in @SciReports. https://t.co/kZvVHjb8aF
Many thanks to Mishal Qubad for her great work and to all our collaborators including @rosler_lara @CarmenSchiweck @rainergoebel @LabReif

[Robert A Bittner @Robert__Bittner]

Congratulations to my group member Catherine Barnes-Scheufler for her very successful thesis defense and her well-deserved PhD! Well done, Catherine!

[Robert A Bittner @Robert__Bittner]

It’s an honour that he discusses our paper on the brain structural correlates of schizophrenia resilience genes in this context. 2/2
https://t.co/KHB1yuEc2x

[Robert A Bittner @Robert__Bittner]

Inspiring editorial by Dilip Jeste on “Positive Psychiatry” in Schizophrenia Bulletin arguing for a greater focus on biopsychosocial research into preventative interventions to reduce the burden of mental illness and improve mental well-being in the general population. 1/2

[Robert A Bittner @Robert__Bittner]

Great work by Rhi McNeill and @KittelSchneider!

[Sarah Kittel-Schneider @KittelSchneider]

My post-doc Rhi McNeill did a fantastic job analysing data on nitric oxide signaling in mental illness and writing a terrific paper:
Uncovering associations between mental illness diagnosis, nitric oxide synthase gene variation, and peripheral nitr… https://t.co/0h0hI0EjjK

[Robert A Bittner @Robert__Bittner]

Many thanks to all collaborators including Tom Lancaster, Eva Raspor, Peter Hahn, David Linden, Wolf Singer @RM_Nina, @LabReif and particularly to Meike Hettwer for her amazing work! #resilience

[Robert A Bittner @Robert__Bittner]

Using imaging genetics, we show that schizophrenia resilience genes are associated with increased fusiform gyrus volume. This might be protective against schizophrenia by enhancing the processing capacity of the ventral visual pathway.

[Robert A Bittner @Robert__Bittner]

Our new paper providing the first evidence for a neurobiological correlate of schizophrenia resilience genes is out in Schizophrenia Bulletin: https://t.co/xSPNCrNT8X

[Robert A Bittner @Robert__Bittner]

Wonderful to be back in Berlin at the DGPPN conference! It was a great honor to receive an award for our work on schizophrenia resilience mechanisms.

[Robert A Bittner @Robert__Bittner]

Our new paper comparing visual working memory capacity in bipolar disorder and schizophrenia is out in the International Journal of Bipolar Disorders: https://t.co/E9nCZ1jNIC